Where does “Schulterhalfter” come from?

Schulterhalfter (German) comes from German halfter, from Middle High German halfter, from Old High German halftra, from Proto-West Germanic halftrijā, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Schulterhalfter (German): shoulder holster

Definitions

  1. shoulder holster

Ancestry of “Schulterhalfter”, step by step

Schulterhalfter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German halfter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhalfterhalter
2Middle High Germanhalfter—
3Old High Germanhalftrahalter
4Proto-West Germanichalftrijāharness, halter
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via German schulter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschulterinflection of schultern: ## first-person singular...
2Old High Germanscultera—
3Proto-West Germanicskuldrushoulder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic halftrijā →